American Athletic Conference sets minimum for schools to share with athletes at $10M over 3 years

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2015, file photo, the American Athletic Conference logo is displayed before during the championship NCAA college football game between Houston and Temple in Houston.

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2015, file photo, the American Athletic Conference logo is displayed before during the championship NCAA college football game between Houston and Temple in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)


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The American Athletic Conference will require each member except Army and Navy to provide athletes with at least $10 million in additional benefits over the next three years. That makes it the only league so far to set a minimum standard with revenue sharing coming in Division I. AAC presidents approved the plan last week after they reviewed a college sports consulting firm's study of the conference's financial wherewithal. The three-year plan will go into effect once a federal judge approves the $2.8 billion House vs. NCAA antitrust settlement, which is expected next month.

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